V.VINCENT VELANKANNI vs UNION OF INDIA . — C.A. No. 8617/2013

Summary of C.A. No. 008617/2013 (V. Vincent Velankanni v. Union of India) The Supreme Court dismissed the appellant's challenge to his seniority position at an ordnance factory, holding that under applicable regulations (SRO 185/1994 and GO 24.12.2002), seniority for semi-skilled to skilled grade promotion must be counted from the date of promotion to skilled grade upon completing probation and passing the trade test, not from initial appointment. The Court rejected the appellant's reliance on a later 2015 GO that changed the rule, finding it prospective only and refusing retrospective application that would disturb settled seniority determinations and benefit employees who had already completed their probation extensions. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.